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NITRIC ACID

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels

Synonyms:

aqua fortis; nitric acid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("nitric acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

Derivation:

nitrate (treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate)

nitrify (convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria)

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